Like a lot of actors who’ve had long, incredibly varied careers, John Turturro gets approached by a number of different folks when he’s out in public. The 63-year-old can usually tell what they recognize him from within a few seconds. “If they have kids, it’s almost always Transformers,” he says, …
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Live From Here host Chris Thile kickstarted a new digital series called “Live From Home,” featuring self-recorded performances of musicians around the globe as they find ways to create and share music in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. Like virtually every large-scale performance in the country, Live From Here‘s …
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Beastie Boys Story The new Spike Jonze documentary chronicles how three friends went from being kings of their local scene to ascending worldwide fame. Not only does the clip tease archival, behind the scenes footage of the group in its formative years, but it highlights present-day reflections from Mike Diamond …
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Genesis P-Orridge, founding member of the pioneering industrial music group Throbbing Gristle and experimental unit Psychic TV, has died at the age of 70, P-Orridge’s manager Ryan Martin confirmed to Rolling Stone. P-Orridge, who identified as “s/he” and “he/r,” died early Saturday after battling leukemia for over two years, he/r …
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Chinese billionaire Jack Ma has pledged to donate 500,000 coronavirus test kits and 1 million face masks to the United States in the face of the global pandemic. As the United States lags behind its fellow nations in providing test kits to those potentially impacted by COVID-19, the Jack Ma …
Read More »Tribeca Film Festival Postponed Over Coronavirus Precautions
The Tribeca Film Festival has postponed its 2020 event due to the coronavirus pandemic. The annual fest was scheduled to run April 15th through the 26th in New York City and, for the first time, in New Jersey. However, a statement on the Tribeca site notes that organizers made their …
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For Niall Horan‘s third night on The Late Late Show this week, the singer and host James Corden have created a video based around the Proclaimers’ 1987 song “I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles).” In the clip, dubbed “Niall Horan & James Corden Would Walk 500 Miles,” the pair are tapped …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. All drummers know that feeling when you first sit behind the kit. There’s an empowering energy that you’re in control now, in position to play your heart out, …
Read More »Matt Gaetz, Who Mocked Coronavirus by Wearing Gas Mask on House Floor, Is Now in Quarantine
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) announced on Monday that he is quarantining himself after being informed that he came into contact with an attendee of the Conservative Political Action Conference who tested positive for COVID-19. Gaetz, a Trump loyalist known for orchestrating outlandish stunts to get media attention, mocked coronavirus last …
Read More »Watch Elizabeth Warren Make Surprise Cameo in 'SNL' Coronavirus Cold Open
Days after ending her bid for the Democratic presidential nomination, Elizabeth Warren made a cameo on Saturday Night Live alongside Kate McKinnon, who portrayed the Massachusetts senator on the show. Warren’s cameo came at the end of a lengthy Fox News spoof about the coronavirus, where host Laura Ingraham (also …
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